Lancelot Link: Wearing White After Labor Day

Lancelot Link Monday! You aren't supposed to wear white after Labor Day, but tell that to people who get shot in movies (who often wear white, because it shows the blood squib better). Whenever I see someone wearing white in a movie I know the odds are good that they will be shot (BOOGIE NIGHTS anyone?) which makes you wonder why they wear white in the first place. Do they *want* to get shot? While you're thinking about that, here are this week's links to some great screenwriting and film articles, plus some fun stuff that may be of interest to you. Brought to you by that suave and sophisticated secret agent...




Here are sixteen links plus this week's car chase...


1) Weekend Box Office Estimates:
1 No Good........................ $24,500,000
2 Dolphin Tale Two............... $16,550,000
3 Guardians Of Galaxy............. $8,041,000
4 Mutant Turtles.................. $4,800,000
5 Let's Be Cops................... $4,300,000
6 The Drop........................ $4,200,000
7 If I Stay....................... $4,500,000
8 November........................ $2,750,000
9 Giver........................... $2,620,000
10 Hundred Foot................... $2,461,000


2) Winners At Toronto Film Festival.

3) David Fincher on DRAGON TATTOO sequels.

4) Scott Frank's New Film A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES is based on a terrific Lawrence Block novel.

5) Producer Brian Grazer On What Attracts Him To A Story.

6) Mark Verheiden (who wrote a nice blurb for Secrets Of Action) seems to have the hottest new TV show on TV this year!

7) Fall Movie Guide.

8) Dennis Lehane talks at Toronto Film Fest.

9) Daily Rituals Of Famous Writers.

10) Drinking Habits Of Famous Writers.

11) Why You Probably Need To Drink: Hollywood Is Toxic!

12) Practical Effects vs. CGI Effects.

13) Looking For A Creepy Location?

14) Looking For $100,000 To Make A Travel Documentary? (to visit those creepy locations)

15) First Trailer For JOHN WICK.

16) My Pet Peeve: Everyone In The Movies Works In An Office In Manhattan! Where are the blue collar people?

And the Car Chase Of The Week!



Savage Steve Holland's BETTER OFF DEAD!

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